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horn ; a Chinese trumpet; the koo, or drum; and the shang, or Ju- 
bal’s organ. Shelf 2. The kin, or scholar’s lute, often alluded to in 
the ancient books; the yang kin, or dulcimer; a pair of sticks used as 
castanets by beggars to call attention to their cries. All presented by 
Tradescant Lay, Esq., and figured in his work, “ The Chinese as they 
are,” p. 75, and following. Chinese shuttle-cock, made of feathers 
and lead, and played by being struck up by the soles of the feet; from 
Woosung. Presented by Sir Everard Home, Bart. P.N. Shelf 3. 
Tablet set up in honour of a widow, named Lew, by the Emperor’s 
command, in the temple of Confucius, at Choosan. Presented by W. 
J3. Farrer, Esq., P.N. Fly flaps; tombstone from China; box con¬ 
taining a needle prepared for the application of the moxa; surgical 
instruments ; paints, boxes, stands, and shoes from Japan. 
Cases 6, 7. Shelf 1. Various figures of Buddha, and his attendants, 
from Birmah, in w T ood, alabaster, and terracotta, one under the figure 
of a gigantic serpent, chiefly presented by Captain Stafford. Shelf 
2. Various figures of divinities of the Hindu Pantheon, in bronze. 
Shelf 3. Figures of Hindu divinities, in alabaster, coloured; the bull 
Nandi, and lingas; a guitar, elaborately carved in ivory, and an ivory 
carving of a Hindu divinity; ancient copper plates, containing grants 
of land; ancient vessels, measures, and Hindu mathematical instru¬ 
ment. 
Cases 8, 9. Shelf 1. Figures of Hindu divinities in wood. Shelf 2. 
Native models of various casts; principally from Northern India. 
Shelf 3. Sw T ord and hat of the Tepeher tribe, Sikkhim country. 
Presented by T. H. Kelly, Esq. Powder horn from Burtpoor. Pre¬ 
sented by Hr. Jephson. Affghan pistol and cloak, the latter presented 
by Pev. C. Crawford. Bows and arrows from India ; three sets. 
Cases 10, 11. Shelf 1. Baskets from Nubia and Abyssinia; wa¬ 
ter horn and shield, from the same place; w 7 ater bottles from Egypt; 
Arabic quadrants. Shelf 2. Foulah hat, cap from Ashantee; musical 
instrument, kind of guitar ; dagger with a brass scabbard; iron padlock 
and keys; iron bowl; large leather cushion ; pillow for the head, also 
used as a stool, of zesso wood, leather apron or pouch, surrounded 
by stripes of the same material, and cloth in different patterns; string 
of beads resembling spangles, made of shells; sandals from Ashantee, 
one pair presented by Fir. Fenton; fly-flapper made of hair; a shuttle, 
and reel of cotton thread belonging to the loom ; spindles ; specimens 
of native cotton cloth, dyed with indigo, and of silk fabric; small basket 
spoon for straining flies off from liquids; variously shaped bowls of 
earthenware tobacco pipes; small black pan, with notched edge; all 
from Ashantee. Presented by T. E. Bowdich , Esq., and described 
in his Travels, p. 307. War hom of the king of the Ashantees, 
made of a human jaw and an elephant’s tusk, and a Foulah musical 
instrument from the neighbourhood of Sierra Leone. Presented by 
J. Whitfield, Esq. Shelf 3. Bead baskets, baskets decorated with 
leather, and woollen cloth; carved wooden box; bason, and w r ater 
bottle used by a Mullah; cooking dish of black earthenware; stand 
for a lamp or candle; carved gourd boxes and calabashes ; all from 
the Niger Expedition, and presented by the Colonial Office, and 
Captain FI. Hundas Trotter, P.N. 
Cases 12, 13. Shelf 1. Various specimens of cloth, mostly of native 
